A criminal group that has distributed drugs in Sofia has been busted under a GDBOP operation. A total of 17 people are detained, 10 will be charged.
The operation was held at the end of the week in several cities across the country. During the arrests and searches, small quantities of different drugs were found in a number of detainees.
It was found that the criminal group is new to the market in the capital. It acted vigorously by beating the dealers of competing gangs. The aim of the participants was to establish a monopoly on the drug market in the capital.
According to unconfirmed information, some of the band members also planned for forceful actions, even with investigating police officers, if necessary. Most members of the group are criminally involved. They are known to the Ministry of Interior with registrations of various types of crimes, among them drug trafficking, robbery and racketeering, reported BNR.